Dakota Champagne co-founded the forensics program at the Packer Collegiate Institute in NY where she also served as co-captain of the team. In her three years of debating, Dakota has advanced to elimination rounds at various national tournaments, and in her senior year, Dakota co-championed the Westchester Classic, qualified to the TOCs, and reached quarters at the NCFL. Dakota is a recent graduate from Northeastern University where she studied Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. Dakota attended NSD as a student and worked at the camp. She is excited to return as an instructor again!